India should wage war against Pakistan: Anna Hazare

Indian social activist Anna Hazare has called for a “tit-for-tat” reply and to wage a war against Pakistan for the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Kashmir, Indian media reported on Friday.

“The way in which these jawans have been killed is unacceptable. It’s high time that we teach Pakistan a good lesson,” said Hazare. He stated that India should teach Pakistan a lesson like it did in 1965 for the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir.

His statement appeared at a time when both countries struggle to uphold the ceasefire agreement after the recent incidents of cross-border firing at the Line of Control (LoC).

“We should give them a tit-for-tat answer. Let’s have a decisive war and solve the problem for once and all. I am 75 now but if there need be I would go to the borders and fight against Pakistan,” he added.

"Pakistan seems to have forgotten the beating it took in the 1965 war with India. Don't they remember how they begged for mercy when Lahore was bombed during that war? But on and off, it keeps raising its head against India. We want a repeat of 1965. Pakistan should be taught a lesson again," Hazare said

Four soldiers from both sides have been killed in the recent spike in hostilities across the LoC – the heavily militarised de-facto border between Pakistan and India at Kashmir.

Tensions flared on Sunday when Pakistan accused Indian forces of conducting a cross-border raid, killing one Pakistani soldier and injuring another. Hostilities escalated on Tuesday, when India accused Pakistan of killing and beheading two of its soldiers on their side of the border.